In early afternoon of Tuesday, an international fixture took place in Southeast Asia. It was Japan who had faced the World Cup hosts in this warm-up match for upcoming competitive clashes.
This was only Dunga's fourth match on the bench of Selecao, as the winning streak continues since the appointment of the 50-year-old, who was once previously leading the South American squad.
Like some times in the past, the match was decided by Brazil's captain and no.1 striker - Neymar. The two teams entered the game relatively carefully, but fans hadn't had to wait long for the first goal, which came in the 18th minute.
Neymar shook the net of Eiji Kawashima thanks to a Diego Tardelli assist who started the match alongside the 22-year-old in the offense. So, the teams enter the half-time break with only one goal in the first part of the match.
Interestingly, Japan had to perform without their best player, Shinji Kagawa, who was suffering from concussion earned in a match versus Jamaica last week which the Asians eventually went on winning 1-0.
Three minutes into the second half, the Japanese have conceded one more. The assistant was Philippe Coutinho who came in from the bench two minutes earlier. Neymar scored the last two in short period of four minutes apart - 77th and 81th minute. Kaka made a pass to the Barcelona player for the last goal.
Return of Dunga seems to be paying off for now. The Brazilian has won four out of four matches, although they were all friendlies. Will it be the same when the time for Copa America arrives?
Source: DSG
